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Reuters
3 hours ago
- Business
- Reuters
Trump secures $600 billion Saudi investment pledge on Gulf tour
Donald Trump signed a strategic economic deal worth hundreds of billions of dollars with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday (May 13) in Riyadh, as the U.S. president began a tour of Gulf states aimed at drumming up trillions of dollars in investments. Diane To reports.
Asharq Al-Awsat
6 hours ago
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Arabia to Provide Financial Support with Qatar to Syria's State Employees, Saudi FM Says
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said on Saturday that the kingdom will jointly offer with Qatar financial support to state employees in Syria. "The kingdom will provide with Qatar joint financial support to state employees in Syria," Bin Farhan said during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in Damascus. The Saudi FM referred to his country's role in helping to lift economic sanctions on Syria, saying that Saudi Arabia would continue to be one of the main backers to Syria on its path to reconstruction and economic recovery, Reuters reported. He said he was being accompanied by a high-level economic delegation from the kingdom to "hold talks with the Syrian side to bolster aspects of cooperation in various fields". Several visits would then follow in the coming days by Saudi businessmen to Syria to discuss investments in energy, agriculture, infrastructure and other sectors, he said. This comes few weeks after the US made an announcement on lifting sanctions on Syria's new government which overthrew former leader Bashar al-Assad in December. The European Union also recently lifted economic sanctions on Syria.
Globe and Mail
11 hours ago
- Business
- Globe and Mail
The Smartest High-Yield Stocks to Buy With $100 Right Now
You can buy some smart high-yield investments with as little as $100 if you take your time and act selectively. Right now, United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS), Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE: BEP), and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) all have 6% yields or higher, and share prices that are below $100. Here's a look at why each one might be a good fit for your portfolio right now. 1. United Parcel Service is a turnaround story United Parcel Service (or UPS) is one of the largest package delivery services in the world. During the coronavirus pandemic, investors bid up its shares because they extrapolated demand from people staying at home too far into the future. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. Learn More » When the world opened back up, UPS fell short of Wall Street's lofty expectations. At that point, the company started to revamp its business, focusing on cost-cutting and increasing margins. When it finally looked like UPS had hit an inflection point, the company announced it was voluntarily reducing the business it was doing with Amazon, its largest customer. And shortly thereafter, the tariff upheaval started. The stock remains in Wall Street's doghouse even though it is making progress on its turnaround. In fact, the move away from Amazon is really a sign of strength, not weakness. UPS is basically trying to move away from a high-volume, low-margin customer. The 6.7% dividend yield is a sign that investors are worried about the future. But if you don't mind owning a turnaround stock, UPS looks like it has its business trending in the right direction again, even if the rebound is still a few years away. The lofty yield is good compensation for waiting. 2. Brookfield Renewable Partners has a growth runway Brookfield Renewable Partners owns a portfolio of renewable energy assets, including in the hydroelectric, solar, wind, battery, and nuclear categories. Its portfolio is spread across the globe, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. It is as close to a one-stop shop in the renewable power sector as you can find on Wall Street. And it has a lofty 6.5% distribution yield. Part of the reason Brookfield's yield is so high is that investors have lost interest in clean energy stocks. That's an opportunity for those who think long term. In the U.S. market, wind, solar, and storage generation are expected to increase by 300% between 2020 and 2050, according to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. That's all part of a massive increase in the demand for electricity that is taking place, with demand growth over the next 20 years expected to be six times larger than over the last 20 years. This is a global phenomenon, and Brookfield Renewable Partners is well-positioned to benefit all along the way. Meanwhile, you can collect a huge yield while the slow and steady shift from dirtier carbon energy sources toward cleaner alternatives plays out. 3. Enterprise Products Partners is an income tortoise Two things beyond the lofty 6.8% yield make this master limited partnership (MLP) stand out. The first is the more important one because it is the business behind the yield. Enterprise Products Partners owns midstream energy assets, like pipelines, that help to move oil and natural gas around the world. It charges fees for the use of these assets so it generates reliable cash flows through the entire energy business cycle. Add in an investment-grade balance sheet and distribution coverage by a 1.7 multiple in 2024, and this is a rock-solid income stock. A lot would have to go wrong for a distribution cut to be on the table. In fact, given the $7.6 billion capital investment plan in the works, it is far more likely that investors will see more distribution increases in the future. And that brings up the second reason to like Enterprise: It has increased its distribution annually for 26 consecutive years and counting. This midstream business is boring and reliable, and that's exactly why you'll likely find it to be a smart high-yield investment to add to your portfolio right now. Three high-yield options for your portfolio There is more than one way to add a high yield to your dividend portfolio. UPS is a turnaround story. Brookfield Renewable Partners is an option with a strong growth story behind it. And Enterprise is a boring high-yield business that even the most conservative of income investors could easily love. Should you invest $1,000 in United Parcel Service right now? Before you buy stock in United Parcel Service, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and United Parcel Service wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $638,985!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $853,108!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor 's total average return is978% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to171%for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join Stock Advisor. See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Reuben Gregg Brewer has positions in Brookfield Renewable Partners. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon. The Motley Fool recommends Brookfield Renewable Partners, Enterprise Products Partners, and United Parcel Service. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Billionaire Chase Coleman Just Loaded Up on 4 Brilliant AI Stocks
Taiwan Semiconductor trades at a huge discount to the broader market. Nvidia and Amazon still have major growth levers they're pulling. Microsoft is delivering solid growth, but it may not be fast enough to justify its premium valuation. 10 stocks we like better than Nvidia › I monitor billionaires' investments in hedge funds, which gives me investment ideas and helps me determine whether my thoughts on a particular stock are still relevant. One of the funds I follow is Chase Coleman's Tiger Global Management fund, which made some major purchases of top artificial intelligence (AI) stocks during the first quarter. What stocks did Coleman and his team load up on? Let's take a look. If a fund has over $100 million in assets, it is required to divulge its end-of-quarter holdings to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Then, 45 days after the close of a quarter, that information is made available to the investing public through a Form 13-F. Although this information comes to investors a bit late, it still gives investors an idea of what the fund is doing, especially when compared to its holdings in previous quarters. During the first quarter, Tiger Global Management purchased a few big-time AI stocks. These included Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (NYSE: TSM). All four of these stocks were already in Tiger Global Management's portfolio prior to Q1, so these represent further buys from Coleman and his team. Although we don't know exactly when the stocks were bought in Q1, we know that since the end of the quarter, each has risen in price. Are any of these four worth buying right now? If you examine each stock by its forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, you can understand how highly each stock is valued relative to the others. The first thing that stands out is that all four of these stocks are still valued at the bottom end of their trading range throughout most of 2024. So, even though they could have been purchased for much cheaper prices just a few weeks ago, they're still attractive considering their range. The second thing that stands out is how cheap Taiwan Semiconductor is compared to the other three. Taiwan Semi's stock can be purchased for under 21 times forward earnings, which is significant because the S&P 500 trades for 22.1 times forward earnings. This is a lower-than-market multiple, yet Taiwan Semi is expected to deliver monster growth over the next five years. Management believes its AI-related revenue can increase at a 45% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), and its overall revenue CAGR will approach 20%. That's faster than the broader market's growth over the next five years (usually around 10% annually), making Taiwan Semiconductor stock a fantastic buy right now. The other three have a bit more work to do. They're trading at a premium valuation, so they will need to deliver market-beating growth. Nvidia is probably the easiest company to make this case for, as its GPU empire is still expanding to meet the massive computing needs of the AI arms race. Wall Street analysts expect 53% revenue growth in fiscal year 2026 (ending January 2026) and 24% next year, so Nvidia has the growth to justify its premium price tag. Amazon's projected revenue growth in 2025 and 2026 is 9% and 10%, respectively. This might immediately throw red flags for investors, as it's slower than the broader market's growth. However, Amazon isn't a revenue growth story; it's a margin expansion story. Over the past few years, Amazon's higher-margin segments have grown much faster than its lower-margin ones, allowing its margins to expand dramatically. This expansion isn't done yet, making Amazon an intriguing stock to consider buying. Last is Microsoft, which is expected to grow revenue at a 14% and 13% pace in 2025 and 2026, respectively, which is quite impressive. However, Microsoft doesn't have the same margin expansion story as Amazon, which slightly caps its return potential. While Microsoft has proven to be a strong and resilient business over the past few years, I don't think I'd want to own the stock as much as the other three. It's just as expensive as Amazon and Nvidia, yet it doesn't have quite the growth upside to justify the cost. Microsoft isn't a bad AI stock to own, but it doesn't have the same potential as the others, which is why it's at the bottom of my list for the four AI stocks that Tiger Global Management bought this quarter. Before you buy stock in Nvidia, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Nvidia wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $651,761!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $826,263!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 978% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 170% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 John Mackey, former CEO of Whole Foods Market, an Amazon subsidiary, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Keithen Drury has positions in Amazon, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon, Microsoft, Nvidia, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing. The Motley Fool recommends the following options: long January 2026 $395 calls on Microsoft and short January 2026 $405 calls on Microsoft. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Billionaire Chase Coleman Just Loaded Up on 4 Brilliant AI Stocks was originally published by The Motley Fool
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
This "Magnificent Seven" Stock Is Set to Skyrocket If Its AI Investments Pay Off
Meta Platforms has investments in several AI applications. The tech giant's stock is only valued on its legacy business. Patient investors should be rewarded as these efforts progress. 10 stocks we like better than Meta Platforms › Over the past two-and-a-half years, investors have heard about various artificial intelligence (AI) investments that tech companies are making. Some of these are already starting to be used on a near-daily basis, while others may still take a few years to emerge. But an often-overlooked question is: What happens if these AI efforts pay off? Some of these investments are only valued based on their current business, and don't have any upside priced into them should their AI activities become a huge part of the investment thesis. One of those companies is Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META), the parent company of social media sites like Facebook and Instagram. I'd argue that the stock is being valued only on its legacy business, and it could take off once its AI investments begin to pay off. Why do I think Meta is valued based on its current business? Well, when we look at its trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, it's not all that different from where it has traded over the past seven-and-a-half years. This tells me the market values it based on what it's doing now, but some of the investments it's making could transform the company. One area that AI can assist with is efficiency. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has claimed that AI has become so advanced that sometime this year, AI will be able to code at the same capacity as a mid-level software engineer. While this may cause some people to lose their jobs, software engineer expenses are incredibly high for some companies like Meta. By replacing these workers with AI, Meta's expenses will drop dramatically, significantly boosting profits. Meta also believes that its AI investments will lead to an improved advertising experience. Zuckerberg commented that AI has already refined how Meta defines and targets audiences, but it's also improving the ad creation side. This combination could boost Meta's ad business and allow it to charge a premium on ads because it can promise a better outcome for its clients. As a result, Zuckerberg thinks ad-related revenue will become a much larger part of global GDP, and its platforms will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of that trend. Another area Meta sees huge potential in is AI devices. Meta has chosen the path of integrating AI into glasses, and some models are already available through its collaboration with Ray-Ban. However, the devices that Meta is developing are far more advanced and will help people immerse themselves in AI throughout the day, which could have many productivity benefits (or drawbacks). Zuckerberg estimated that more than a billion people already wear glasses today, which is a massive market opportunity for Meta to capture should its AI glasses become a hit. Massive AI tailwinds are blowing in Meta's favor, but the stock is only priced based on its legacy ad business, not on any of its future endeavors. I think this presents a great investment opportunity, as you're only paying for Meta's legacy business, not any of the AI-powered upside. Meta only needs one of its AI investments to work out, but if it sees success in many of the various AI investments it has made, the stock could become one of the best performers in the market. However, some short-term fears are prevalent in the market. Meta gets 98% of its revenue from ads right now, so as the ad market goes, so will Meta's stock. Advertising tends to be a poor business in economic downturns, and it's unknown how all the uncertainty caused by tariffs will affect the ad market moving forward. Fortunately, advertising markets tend to bounce back stronger after a downturn, so even if Meta's primary business takes a short-term dip, it will be OK over a longer holding period. Investors willing to hold Meta Platforms' stock for at least three to five years should see a significant return on their investment due to the various AI improvements they're implementing. With the stock priced at about the same level it has been for previous years, now seems like a solid time to buy the stock, as you don't have to worry about overpaying right now. Before you buy stock in Meta Platforms, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Meta Platforms wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $638,985!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $853,108!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 978% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 171% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of May 19, 2025 Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market development and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Keithen Drury has positions in Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Meta Platforms. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. 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